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...Wine Cellars, east of the Columbia River, makes a fine Chardonnay, rich, buttery and well balanced. Flowery Traminers and Johannisberg Rieslings are made by Worden's Washington Winery, outside Spokane. Chateau Ste. Michelle's fresh, fruity, late-harvest Riesling, a subtle Sauvignon, and a spicy Fumé Blanc are delightful by any standard; its reds include a consistently good Merlot. Last year the winery won five gold medals in an international competition in Milan...
...never run out of wine." Still, life is grim. Armed bandits, holdovers from the Sudan civil war of 1955-72, harass workers. Illness is rife; Coupe-choux's predecessor died early last year of malaria. Even more distressing are the unrelieved isolation, heat and monotony. Says Pierre Blanc, the project's technical director: "It's like living on an island, only worse...
...more of the chicken, please, and another shred of the fish. A splash of the Chenin Blanc ... Perfect: a good, muscular working lunch. Serious but not pompous, the visitor tells himself, a lunch to give shape to the day. Claiborne, a soft-voiced Southerner with a little boy's grin, murmurs encouragement. Franey, a blocky, square-faced Burgundian who was chef at Manhattan's Le Pavilion restaurant during the proprietorship of the great Henri Soulé, watches with approval...
...Wheeling just for dinner. They brought along Paul Mann, a wine importer, and his wife Rosi. The first courses are just arriving. Ed has ordered oysters: half a dozen embedded in their shells over spinach leaves and lobster mousse. Each is covered with julienne leeks and a beurre blanc sauce. Ed slips the first oyster into his mouth. His eyes close. There is a weighty pause as all at the table attend his reaction. His verdict: "It's like I've died and gone to heaven...
...wine makers, mostly in California, have for many years been producing sparkling wines that compare well with some of the good French vintages; some are made by the French methode champenoise. Last October, for example, Sonoma County's venerable F. Korbel & Bros, introduced a dry, delicate, straw-colored Blanc de Blancs that drew critical raves at blind tastings. It costs around $16-no steal, but less than the price of a comparable imported bottle...